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 "Feasting on the Spoils" (New Book)
Author: Dan Anderson (---.drydog.com)
Date:   08-21-07 22:04

I read Seth Hettena's new book, Feasting on the Spoils, about Duke Cunningham. I was expecting a lot of duplication from Marcus Stern et al.'s book, The Wrong Stuff. Suprisingly there wasn't. Stern's book focused more on the investigation into the corruption. Hettena's book focused more on the early years in the military, Cunningham's running for office, and years as Congressman, as it devolved into corruption.

Both books covered the latter years as Congressman, with the bribes, lavish spending, and dishonest military contracts obtained by Cunningham.

Interestingly, Hettena says the Watergate hookers never happened (where Wilkes arranged hookers during his poker games). The hookers at the Hawaii trip with Cunningham did occur, however.

Here's Seth Hettena's website. He used to be an AP reporter, but now is going freelance:
* www.sethhettena.com and Feasting on the Spoils website
* Feasting on the Spoils at Amazon.com
* KBPS interview with Seth Hettena, 8/21/2007
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Author: Paul (---.hfc.comcastbusiness.net)
Date:   08-23-07 15:00

Thanks for the mini-review. I am going to pick it up next week. Best.
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Author: hewett (---.cruzio.com)
Date:   08-23-07 19:54

Oh Good Grief! It took me 7 months to read "The Wrong Stuff". Now another book. Paul, how long do you suppose it will take "Cliff's Notes" to come out with the 'Edited Ensign Version' of "Feasting on the Spoils"???

The Raz
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Author: Paul (---.hfc.comcastbusiness.net)
Date:   08-24-07 07:12

I'm telling ya Ensign, you've got to stop moving your lips when you read and turn the book right side up!
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 Re: Feasting on the Spoils
Author: Dan Anderson (---.Sun.COM)
Date:   09-13-07 10:59

Here's an interview with Seth Hettenna, author of Feasting on the Spoils in a New York Times blog:

http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/09/13/the-crookedest-congressman-the-book-on-randy-duke-cunningham/
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